HackingTechnologyManufacturingInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)EmploymentHighContained

KEMET Electronics Corporation

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 1, 2022

Filed

Dec 14, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1,670state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for KEMET Electronics Corporation →

KEMET Electronics Corporation disclosed a data security incident where an unauthorized person accessed computer systems on October 11-12, 2022. The incident was identified on October 1, 2022. Personal information including names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, DOBs, and limited medical/employment data was potentially exposed. Kroll identity monitoring services were offered.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

Oct 11, 2022

Begins

Dec 14, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_b0c4b408ecb640322022-12-09 · +5dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b475c5aa6d6a29832022-12-09 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_e250e2ce570cc7402022-12-09 · +5dVerified

Name: KEMET Electronics Corporation
norm: kemet electronics

Name: KEMET Electronics Corporation
norm: kemet electronics
Industry: TechnologyllmManufacturingllm

Discovered: Oct 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 11, 2022 – Oct 12, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,670state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure our computer systems
Began an investigation with assistance from a cybersecurity firm
Offering complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll at no cost to you for one year
Enhancing our existing security protocols and technical safeguards
Updating our policies on document retention and sensitive information capture
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Enhancing our existing security protocols and technical safeguards
Updating our policies on document retention and sensitive information capture
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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HHS OCRDec 9 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 9 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 9 · first

South Carolina State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 9 (FL), last Dec 14 (SC) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2022/KEMETElectronicsCorporation.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 14, 2022
Raw hash: 06e9698c76baa9969377af40f2330c3f8a3a9c09c225f6c051a530be8ce8bdec

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKEMET Electronics Corporation

Victim entityKEMET Electronics Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Oct 1, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to secure our computer systems

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov